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<h3>TTYNAME(3)          Linux Programmer's Manual          TTYNAME(3)
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<h3>NAME
</h3>       ttyname - return name of a terminal

<h3>SYNOPSIS
</h3>       #include &lt;unistd.h&gt;

       char *ttyname ( int desc );

<h3>DESCRIPTION
</h3>       Returns  a  pointer to the pathname of the terminal device
       that is open on the file descriptor desc, or NULL on error
       (for example, if desc is not connected to a terminal).

<h3>CONFORMING TO
</h3>       POSIX.1

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<h3>SEE ALSO
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<a href=isatty.htm>isatty</a>, 
<a href=fstat.htm>fstat</a>, 
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<h3>Linux                     April 20, 1995                        1
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